PEOPLE working in the local woolbroking, buying, testing, storing and marketing industry gathered at the industry's historic watering hole, the Tradewinds Hotel, Fremantle, last Friday afternoon, continuing to revive a past tradition.
The sundowner, the second this year, was co-organised by Russell Fraser, Techwool Trading's buyer at the Western Wool Centre and Paul Foley, managing director of Swan Wool Processors.
Mr Fraser said the local wool industry had been very social in its heyday with events where buyers, brokers and "backroom people" got together regularly when many of the broking houses were large companies employing many staff.
"I think we dropped the ball a bit over the past 10 years in regards to the industry getting together as a social occasion," Mr Fraser said.
MAL GILL attended for Farm Weekly and took these pictures.
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